About the Author

Richard Courtney is a veteran real estate broker in Nashville, Tennessee. This book results from knowledge gained from the sale of more than 1,000 properties since he entered the real estate business in 1978.

Courtney is a Certified Real Estate Brokerage Manager, Certified Residential Specialist, and Accredited Buyer Representative. He serves on the boards of the National Association of REALTORS®, the Tennessee Association of REALTORS and the Greater Nashville Association of REALTORS, where he is president. He also serves as the NAR Federal Political Coordinator to Congressman Jim Cooper and the Realtors Political Involvement Committee representative for Tennessee.

Courtney holds the Lifetime Award of Excellence from the Greater Nashville Association of REALTORS and was honored by the organization with the President’s Award for his work in affordable housing and as REALTOR of the Year for 2004. He was also named 2007 REALTOR of the Year by the Tennessee Association of REALTORS and voted “Best Realtor” by Nashville Scene readers in 2005.

When he’s not selling real estate or writing books, he’s writing or talking about it. Courtney is featured as a contributing writer in TRUMP, The Best Real Estate Advice I Ever Received:100 Top Experts Share Their Strategies, by Donald Trump. He is the real estate columnist for The Tennessean. And he provides commentary on the real estate industry for industry publications and associations, and on local, regional and national news programs. 

Courtney is an active community volunteer and finds time to indulge his Beatlemania as founder of Nashville’s Fab Four Festivals. An alumnus of Columbia Military Academy in Columbia, Tennessee, and the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, Courtney lives in Nashville with his wife, Beth, and their two dogs.